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从头到尾

從頭到尾
cóngtóu-dàowěi
idiom #8,884

Meanings

  1. 1 from beginning to end; from start to finish
  2. 2 throughout; the whole way through

Characters

从
cóng
from
头
tóu
head; beginning
到
dào
to; until
尾
wěi
tail; end
Literally 'from head to tail' - covering the entire span.

Examples

HSK 2
我从头到尾看完了这本书。
Wǒ cóngtóu-dàowěi kànwán le zhè běn shū.
I read this book from beginning to end.
HSK 2
他从头到尾都没有说一句话。
Tā cóngtóu-dàowěi dōu méiyǒu shuō yī jù huà.
He didn't say a single word from start to finish.
HSK 2
请你从头到尾再说一遍。
Qǐng nǐ cóngtóu-dàowěi zài shuō yī biàn.
Please tell me the whole thing again from the beginning.

Tips

memory
头 (head) = start, 尾 (tail) = end. Just like an animal, from head to tail covers the whole body. The English 'from head to tail' works the same way.

Stroke Order

从 cóng
头 tóu
到 dào
尾 wěi